18th Annual Workplace Class Action Report - 2022 Edition

x Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report: 2022 Edition (v) Attorneys’ Fees And Costs In ERISA Class Actions.................................323 (vi) Breach Of Fiduciary Duty In ERISA Class Actions ...................................324 (vii) Discovery Issues In ERISA Class Actions ................................................326 (viii) DOL And PBGC ERISA Enforcement Litigation .......................................326 (ix) ERISA 401(k) Class Actions......................................................................328 (x) ERISA Class Action Litigation Over Retiree/Employee Benefits ..............341 (xi) ERISA Stock Drop Class Actions..............................................................347 (xii) Excessive Fee Claims In ERISA Class Actions ........................................348 (xiii) Fiduciary Duty Issues In ERISA Class Actions .........................................350 (xiv) Preemption, Procedural, And Coverage Issues In ERISA Class Actions....................................................................................................354 (xv) Preemptive Motions In ERISA Class Actions............................................356 (xvi) Releases Issues In ERISA Class Actions .................................................357 (xvii) Selection Of Lead Counsel In ERISA Class Actions ................................357 (xviii) Settlement Approval Issues In ERISA Class Actions ...............................358 (xix) Standing Issues In ERISA Class Actions..................................................360 (xx) Stays In ERISA Class Actions...................................................................363 (xxi) Venue Issues In ERISA Class Actions......................................................363 VII. SIGNIFICANT STATE LAW CLASS ACTION RULINGS .....................................................365 A. Employment Discrimination Rulings .........................................................................366 (i) California ...................................................................................................366 B. Wage & Hour Rulings ...............................................................................................367 (i) Arizona.......................................................................................................367 (ii) California ...................................................................................................368 (iii) District Of Columbia ..................................................................................379 (iv) Florida........................................................................................................380 (v) Kentucky....................................................................................................380 (vi) Maryland....................................................................................................381 (vii) Massachusetts...........................................................................................381 (viii) Minnesota ..................................................................................................384 (ix) Nevada ......................................................................................................384 (x) Pennsylvania .............................................................................................385 (xi) West Virginia .............................................................................................385 C. Rulings In Breach Of Employment Contract/Miscellaneous Workplace Claims .......................................................................................................................386 (i) Alaska........................................................................................................386 (ii) California ...................................................................................................386 (iii) Illinois.........................................................................................................388 (iv) Maryland....................................................................................................388 (v) New Jersey................................................................................................389 (vi) New York ...................................................................................................389 D. Other State Law Rulings Affecting The Defense Of Workplace Class Action Litigation.........................................................................................................391 (i) California ...................................................................................................391 (ii) Florida........................................................................................................412 (iii) Georgia......................................................................................................413 (iv) Illinois.........................................................................................................414 (v) Louisiana ...................................................................................................420 (vi) Maine .........................................................................................................421 (vii) Massachusetts...........................................................................................421